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Before She Was Marilyn Monroe - LIFE.com
Norma Jeane Dougherty Becomes Marilyn Monroe
In 1946, she signs with 20th Century Fox and takes this publicity pic. She renames herself after stage star Marilyn Miller and her own mother's maiden name, Monroe.
In this photo:
Marilyn Monroe
Photo: J. R. Eyerman./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Feb 01, 1947
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